World Indoor Trials Championship St Petersburg, Russia
Round 2
Dougie Lampkin recorded a disappointing fifth place at the
second round of the current edition of the World Indoor championship
held at St Petersburg, Russia earlier today. As had been the
case at the opening event held in Spain last weekend, Lampkin
looked to be on the pace and in with a chance of qualifying
for the final, but once again an unforced error would cost
him dearly and leave him out of the main running.
Scores were ultra low during the qualifying heat, with the
course perhaps not offering sufficient severity for the status
of the competition. Any kind of mistake was going to be a
disaster, and whilst Dougie matched his counterparts through
the observed sections, his performance on the high jump would
ultimately seal his fate. The five marks incurred here not
only put him out of the final, but also left him in fifth
place behind his Japanese team mate Fujinami.
For the second event in succession it was Lampkin’s
new team mate Antonio Bou who was the sensation of the evening,
as he notched up his second clear victory in as many starts
in the championship. In a reverse of fortune, this week it
was Raga who suffered mechanical problems, which put him down
in third place behind Cabestany, to allow Bou to open up a
solid advantage in the overall standings.
Dougie’s latest result leaves him in a three way tie
for fourth position in the series, with Fujinami and Fajardo
both sharing the same points as the British multi World champion.
Very disappointed and slighted dejected, Lampkin commented
on the events of the evening. “My goal was to be on
the podium at every round, but so far I have not achieved
what I set out to do, despite having clear chances which should
have allowed me to. I need to be riding at my best to be even
mixing with the younger riders, so it is really annoying when
you have put in so much effort to be there or thereabouts
and then you go and throw it away with a real clanger of a
schoolboy type error.”
Attendance: 2,000
Results: Final 1: Bou 6, 2: Cabestany 17, 3: Raga 18
Heat
Qualifiers:
1: Adam Raga (SPA-Gas Gas) 2,
2: Albert Cabestany (SPA-Sherco) 3,
3: Antonio Bou (SPA-Montesa-HRC) 6,
Non Qualifiers:
4: Takahisa Fujinami (JPN-Montesa-HRC) 8,
5: Dougie Lampkin (GBR-Montesa-HRC) 12,
6: Jeroni Fajardo (SPA-Beta) 13,
7: Tadeusz Blazusiak (POL-Beta) 19
Current championship standings :
1: Bou 20, 2: Raga 14, 3: Cabestany 11, 4: Fajardo 9, Lampkin
9, Fujinami 9
Dougie Lampkin’s next event:
26/01/07 Friday – Marseille, France Rnd 3 World Indoor
Chp
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